Mike’s Mix: My Neighbor The Hibagon (Vegan Grasshopper)

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Every Saturday, Mike Augustyniak features a local mixologist to get a new recipe you can use to impress your craft cocktail-enthusiast friends. This week, he went to Zen Box Izakaya for a vegan spin on a kitschy dessert cocktail classic.

* To make tofu cream, blend 12 oz silky tofu with a ¼ cup of water. Adjust for viscosity.

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Instructions
Add all ingredients to a mixing glass. Cap with shaker and dry shake for 10 secs. Add ice and shake for an additional 10 secs. Double strain into a chilled coupe glass. Garnish with a Pocky stick and a mint leaf.

About Upstairs CircusZen Box Izakaya is Minneapolis’s take on the traditional Japanese gastropub. They serve Japanese comfort food like ramen and small plates, as well as craft cocktails inspired by Asian flavors.

Director of Meteorology Mike Augustyniak was drawn to Minnesota by a love of active weather, and the opportunity to forecast for some of the most weather-savvy television viewers in the country. Since joining the WCCO team in 2008, he's also been...